1.   Personal details: 
 

Educational qualification:                            Ph.D. 

Date of joining in Sao Chang College:          14th October 2022 

2.   Area of specialization:  Neurobiology 

3.   Publications/Paper presentations/Conferences/Workshops/seminars: 

1.   Koza Z, Ayajuddin M, Das A, Chaurasia R, Phom L, Yenisetti SC. 2023. Sexual dysfunction precedes motor defects, dopaminergic neuronal degeneration, and impaired dopamine metabolism: Insights from Drosophila model of Parkinson’s disease. Front. Neurosci. 17:1143793. PMID:37025374. 

2.   Ayajuddin M, Chaurasia R, Das A, Modi P, Phom L, Koza Z and Yenisetti SC. 2023. Fluorescence microscopy-based sensitive method to quantify dopaminergic neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of Parkinson’s disease. Front. Neurosci. 17:1158858. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1158858. 

3.   Ayajuddin M, Phom L, Koza Z, Modi P, Das A, Chaurasia R, Thepa A, Jamir N, Neikha K, Yenisetti SC. 2022. Adult health and transition stage-specific rotenone-mediated Drosophila model of Parkinson’s disease: Impact on late-onset neurodegenerative disease model. Front. Mol. Neurosci. 15:896183. PMID:360170079. 

4.   Dey S, Phom L, Bhattacharjee A, Moaakum, Eshou K. 2022. Gastrochilus pseudocalceolaris, a new species of epiphytic orchid from India. Phytotaxa. 574(4);295-300. 

5.   Phom L, Ayajuddin M, Achumi B, Longkumer I, Koza Z, Modi P, Yenisetti SC. 2021. Extraction of Genomic DNA from single Drosophila fly. Experiments with Drosophila for Biology Courses. (eds: S.C. Lakhotia & H.A. Ranganath). Indian Academy of Sciences. 337-340. 

6.   Das A, Chaurasia R, Phom L, Modi P, Yenisetti SC. 2021. Quantitative real time PCR (qRT-PCR) for gene expression analysis. Experiments with Drosophila for Biology Courses. (eds: S.C. Lakhotia & H.A. Ranganath). Indian Academy of Sciences. 351-359. 

7.   Phom L, Ayajuddin M, Koza Z, Modi P, Jamir N, Yenisetti SC. 2021. A primary screening assay to characterize mobility defects in Drosophila model. Experiments with Drosophila for Biology Courses. (eds: S.C. Lakhotia & H.A. Ranganath). Indian Academy of Sciences. 477-480. 

8.   Ayajuddin M, Das A, Phom L, Koza Z, Chaurasia R, Yenisetti SC. 2021. Quantification of dopamine and its metabolites in Drosophila brain using HPLC. Experiments with Drosophila for Biology Courses. (eds: S.C. Lakhotia & H.A. Ranganath). Indian Academy of Sciences. 433-440. 

9.   Pukhrambam RS, Thepa A, Jamir N, Phom L, Yenisetti SC. 2017. Parkinson’s Disease and Therapeutic Stradegies. International Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery. 9(2); 172-186. 

10.        Pukhrambam PR, Koza Z, Phom L, Lal P, Yenisetti SC. 2017. Parkinson’s Disease - An Overview. Fazl Ali College Journal. 7; 1-17. 

11.        Phom L, Achumi B, Alone D, Muralidhara, and Yenisetti SC. 2014. Curcumin’s Neuroprotective Efficacy in Drosophila Model of Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease Is Phase Specific: Implication of its Therapeutic Effectiveness. Rejuvenation Research. 17(6); 481-9. 

12.        Achumi B, Phom L, Zevelou, Ayajuddin M, Lal P and Yenisetti SC. 2014. Eco-geographic biodiversity pattern of genus Drosophila (Insecta, Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Nagaland state, India. Nagaland University Res. Journal. 7; 320-337. 

13.        Ayajuddin M, Das A, Phom L, Modi P, Koza Z, Chaurasia R, Thepa A, Jamir N, Singh PR, Sentinungla, Lal P and Yenisetti SC. 2018. Parkinson’s Disease: Insights from Drosophila Model In: Parkinson’s Disease. In-tech Open. 8; 157-92. 

14.        Modi P, Ayajuddin M, Phom L, Koza Z, Das A, Chaurasia R, Samadder S, Achumi B, Muralidhara, Pukhrambam RS and Yenisetti SC. 2016. Understanding pathophysiology of sporadic Parkinson’s disease in Drosophila model: Potential opportunities and notable limitations. In: Challenges in Parkinson's Disease. In-tech Open. 11; 217-44. 

15.        Achumi B, Ayajuddin M, Phom L, Hegde SN, Lal P, Singh OP and Yenisetti SC. 2016. Drosophilid (insecta, diptera: drosophilidae) biodiversity of North-East India. In: Bioprospecting of Indigenous Bioresources of North-East India. Springer Science. 14; 231-51.  

BOOK (Assistant to Editor) 

1.   Dopamine - Health and Disease. ISBN 978-1-78984-269-2. IntechOpen, London, UK, 2018. 

4.   Teaching experience:   2 years 

5.    Achievements/Awards: 

    1.   Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) New Delhi. 

Young Scientist International Travel Grant award 2015, to present an invited research findings at Frankfurt, Germany. 

2. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) New Delhi. Senior Research Fellowship. 

3. SAKURA Exchange Program in Science 2018, organized by Japan Science and Technology Agency. Held at Biomedical Research Institute, Tsukuba Science City, Japan. 

6.   Member of professional bodies/Academic bodies:  

i)            Member, Board of Studies in Zoology, Nagaland University, Hqrs: Lumami, Nagaland, India.